June 6, 201115 yr Author I can't find the thread, but I suggested this a few weeks back! Here it is - http://forums.marlin...ost__p__2038090
June 6, 201115 yr What does he throw? I've never seen him pitch, nor do I know much about him. I'm not sure; I do know he will be using his left hand, though.
June 6, 201115 yr Author So he's not on the 40 man. Just to clarify, does that mean that nobody has to come off because John Baker and Murphy are on the 60 day dl? We have 39 on it right now so nobody has to come off. This means that someone will have to now be removed from it once Baker or Murphy are ready though.
June 6, 201115 yr I'm not in favor of the move just because Hand is still 21 years old and this won't be just "a spot start". The Marlins alluded that whoever was going to start Tuesday would be here for quite some time (aka more than just a start). Hand was considered a 2012/2013 guy, to give him the start Tuesday seems to me likes he's a bit rushed. I would've personally liked Vilanueva to get the start. His timeline didn't line up. But, of course, they could have thought of that last week and planned for it. I think they just must not have any confidence in Koehler or Villanueva.
June 6, 201115 yr They should have gone with Sampson, he's decent and has a good amount of MLB experience. Who really knows what Hand will do? We need some wins now. I'm happy they called someone with upside over the guy who's not very good.
June 6, 201115 yr So he's not on the 40 man. Just to clarify, does that mean that nobody has to come off because John Baker and Murphy are on the 60 day dl? We have 39 on it right now so nobody has to come off. This means that someone will have to now be removed from it once Baker or Murphy are ready though. Thankyou kind sir.
June 6, 201115 yr So he's not on the 40 man. Just to clarify, does that mean that nobody has to come off because John Baker and Murphy are on the 60 day dl? We have 39 on it right now so nobody has to come off. This means that someone will have to now be removed from it once Baker or Murphy are ready though. Aruimedes Caminero won't be missed, and he almost for sure won't be claimed anyway. http://www.baseball-...id=camine001arq Or Evan Reed, either.
June 6, 201115 yr So he's not on the 40 man. Just to clarify, does that mean that nobody has to come off because John Baker and Murphy are on the 60 day dl? We have 39 on it right now so nobody has to come off. This means that someone will have to now be removed from it once Baker or Murphy are ready though. Aruimedes Caminero won't be missed, and he almost for sure won't be claimed anyway. http://www.baseball-...id=camine001arq Or Evan Reed, either. I seriously would love to know why Evan Reed was ever on the 40-man roster, to begin with. Never understood that.
June 6, 201115 yr needs to pitch near shutout ball for the fish to have a chance to win...offense can't be counted on for anything these days.
June 6, 201115 yr this kids name...my god. It's so handy for creating nicknames. He's already going to be giving hand jobs if he does well, and if he blows it..he is a hand job.
June 6, 201115 yr I can't find the thread, but I suggested this a few weeks back! I've seen this kid pitch, he has a very good make up and body reminds me of JJ. He should do well for at least a few starts. Body reminds me of JJ????? Johnson is 6'7" and 250 or so. Hand is 6'3 (maybe) and 200. Hand, seems larger than he's listed. When I've seen him pitch he definetly reminds me of JJ when he was in the minors and I saw him pitch. Of course JJ grew into that body while he wasn't a beanpole when he signed he too was just over 200 lbs.
June 6, 201115 yr needs to pitch near shutout ball for the fish to have a chance to win...offense can't be counted on for anything these days. 3 of the last 4 losses we've scored 5 runs and lost by 1 run. While there was a ton of missed RISP opportunities, 5 runs should be enough to win a game.
June 6, 201115 yr If he does great, can we refer to his good start as a "Hand Job"? All of his strikeouts will be the Hand Job. That way we are almost certain to get multiple hand jobs per game. He'll be coming in strong! :lol You guys.....
June 6, 201115 yr What does he throw? I've never seen him pitch, nor do I know much about him. Baseballs
June 6, 201115 yr This also shows you how much confidence, or lack there of, they have with Koehler How? Hand was on the 40 man. Koehler wasn't. Sure, we could have waived Omar Poveda or something but why take the chance of losing a player to another team for just one start?
June 6, 201115 yr needs to pitch near shutout ball for the fish to have a chance to win...offense can't be counted on for anything these days. 3 of the last 4 losses we've scored 5 runs and lost by 1 run. While there was a ton of missed RISP opportunities, 5 runs should be enough to win a game. Excellent point. If Volstad had got 5 runs of support against Milwaukee like the others and the pen held his 4 run lead in the 9th at San Francisco his 2-5 struggling record would be a more accurate 4-4 record.
June 6, 201115 yr Author This also shows you how much confidence, or lack there of, they have with Koehler How? Hand was on the 40 man. Koehler wasn't. Hand wasn't on the 40-man. We had one open spot, now we have none.
June 7, 201115 yr This also shows you how much confidence, or lack there of, they have with Koehler How? Hand was on the 40 man. Koehler wasn't. Hand wasn't on the 40-man. We had one open spot, now we have none. Eh. Whatever. Koehler may actually mean something someday especially considering we have next to no other pitching prospects. Protecting him a bit doesn't bother me. It actually tells me we like him more rather than like him less.
June 7, 201115 yr Hand is a much better prospect than Koehler...this isn't about protecting Koehler. Even though whoever it was going to be would only be getting 2 starts, it seems they had little faith in Koehler and would rather rush Hand. Not a huge deal considering it will hopefully only be for 2 starts, and shouldn't screw with Hand's development.
June 7, 201115 yr Congrats kid .... now go out duel tommy hanson and stop a 5 game losing streak...........
June 7, 201115 yr This also shows you how much confidence, or lack there of, they have with Koehler How? Hand was on the 40 man. Koehler wasn't. Hand wasn't on the 40-man. We had one open spot, now we have none. Eh. Whatever. Koehler may actually mean something someday especially considering we have next to no other pitching prospects. Protecting him a bit doesn't bother me. It actually tells me we like him more rather than like him less. Koehler's 25 already and struggling in AAA. Not exactly an exciting prospect worth protecting, really.
June 8, 201115 yr give a hand to Hand...6 innings 1hit i BB 6 Ks unfotornateliy only hit was HR to Alex Gozalez and our hitters were tied in knot today...He deserved much better than a loss can't wait to see him pitch again
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